The remains of the Castle can be visited
CastleEbermannsdorf
Eberburg Castle
The Eberburg castle ruin, also called Ebermannsdorf Castle, is the ruin of a hilltop castle in the forest above the municipality of Ebermannsdorf in the Amberg-Sulzbach district in Bavaria.
The castle was the ancestral seat of the noble family of the Ebermannsdorfers, who were first mentioned in 1079. In 1123, a Razo von Ebermannsdorf and in 1129 a Wirnt von Ebermannsdorf appeared in documents of the Ensdorf monastery; a chapel "St. John the Baptist" in the complex is mentioned for the first time. In 1309, the family is presumed to have died out with Albert von Ebermannsdorf. In 1364, a Dietrich Tanlacher was mentioned, and in 1464 and 1476, a Jacob Kemnater.
Little is known about the history of the castle; presumably, the inhabitants moved to the slightly lower-lying castle in the 18th century, which was extensively renovated in the 20th century.
Description+
Of the former castle complex with its original dimensions of 23 by 24 meters, surrounded by a ring wall, only the 16-meter-high octagonal, presumably five-story residential tower made of limestone ashlar with the entrance at a height of 4 meters, as well as minor wall remains, are preserved. The first floor had a fireplace and a latrine. The space between the walls was filled with rubble and mortar. The tower is the oldest preserved polygonal keep in Bavaria. Traces of masonry in herringbone construction indicate a predecessor building of the castle.
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